# Balag Village, Tira Sujanpur, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Tira Sujanpur, Hamirpur 

# Balag

Balag is a village in Tira Sujanpur sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176108**. The 2011 Census counted **84 people in 23 households**, the 126th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 84people (2011)
- 23households
- 88.5%literacy
- 176108PIN code

## Balag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balag is 176108.** Balag falls in Tira Sujanpur sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176108
- Community development blockTira Sujanpur
- Census village code016385

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Balag from nearby towns?

- Tira Sujanpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Tira Sujanpur (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Balag?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Balag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Banal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karot
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sujanpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sujanpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Balag known for?

The main crops are **wheat, tomato and maize**. About 25% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Balag

Of every 100 households in Balag in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balag · ■ Tira Sujanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**6%

Tap water ****87%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**76%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****100%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****91%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Balag?

■ Balag · ■ Tira Sujanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**1192

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**891

Working population ****91.7%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 82.9% for women. 92% of men and 91% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 16 (21%) · **■** Marginal 61 (79%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tira Sujanpur

- Thana89 people
- Paneh Sih88 people
- Ghandholi85 people
- Salghun Hira85 people
- Lahul84 people
- Bhog82 people
- Chaklah82 people
- Dhaner79 people

[All 205 villages in Tira Sujanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/tira-sujanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balag?176108
- How far is Balag from Hamirpur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Balag?84 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balag in?Hamirpur district (Tira Sujanpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balag?88.5% (Census 2011)